The shock was only temporary, and it was only after a while that Tang Jin calmed down. When you think about it, it looks ridiculous, but it makes sense.

I want to be born in poverty at the beginning, and my family farms for a living, but I am young and famous, by chance, I met the daughter of the local prefect at the Qixi Poetry Meeting of a certain year, and relied on "my own literary talent" to conquer the other party, and became someone's son-in-law, and later found a master's errand; Until one year's Mid-Autumn Festival poetry meeting, relying on a "water tune song head" attracted the attention of the emperor at that time, he took the opportunity to tell a story about the principles of governing the country, of course, it was also copied from the historical policy, and finally won the emperor's appreciation, to enter the court as an official, and then he went all the way to the top and became the prime minister of the dynasty.

Looking at the history of the rise of silence, you will find that his initial rise completely relied on plagiarizing poetry, and after he became an official in the later period, he also directly copied the reform strategy in history, and there was almost no substantive output, even the soap, perfume, and glass that the army of traversers was best at, and he didn't get the three artifacts he did, which shows that he is 100% a liberal arts student, and for a liberal arts student, writing books to make money seems to be the only way. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand that the other party left a bunch of manuscripts as a hope for future generations to make a comeback.

But obviously, he didn't expect that the traverser who followed him was a monster like Tang Jin, and the manuscript he left behind was completely a pile of useless waste paper. The only thing that could interest Tang Jin and feel that it was of great use was that holy decree.

As long as you sign your name, you can become the contemporary head of the Shen family, and those who do not obey will be beheaded for disobedience. This is tantamount to sending charcoal in the snow for Tang Jin, who is now isolated and helpless in the capital and has no strength. Of course, this carbon does not refer to the support of the Dingguo Mansion, to be honest, Tang Jin does not look down on the power of the Dingguo Mansion at all.

Today's Dingguo Mansion has no financial resources, and if it wants real power or not, it just has an empty name, and it can really bring little substantive help to Tang Jin. But the substantive help is not much, and the non-substantive help is too big.

Dingguo Gong is in the same lineage, although he has no money and no power, but he has connections and fame, and they are all first-class in the world. In terms of connections, nine and a half out of ten officials above the fourth rank in the dynasty called themselves "protégés of Lord Shen", saying that they had received "the teachings of Lord Shen" when they were studying; In terms of fame, all the scholars in the world will worship Shen Mo as a "saint", if the Shen family is willing, they can attract the same hatred of scholars all over the world with a single call.

It can be said that the silence of this world is the Confucius of the earth, imagine the status of Confucius's descendants in the ancient literary world, if someone can get their support, it is basically equivalent to the support of all the people who read the world. If combined with Tang Jin's financial resources and the military power of the Eastern Regions, it is absolutely possible to shake the foundation of the Tang Dynasty's rule.

"I don't know if Shen Guogong can finish reading?" Seeing that Shen Kuo was silent for a long time, staring at the thin letter paper in his hand with a look of disbelief, Tang Jin couldn't help but interrupt.

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Only then did he react and nodded hurriedly, but then the whole person looked at Tang Jin in disbelief, his face full of confusion.

Seeing him like this, even if he didn't see the content of the letter, Tang Jin could guess it, and immediately smiled slightly: "Shen Guogong, this is a testament to Lord Shen...... Have an objection? ”

Shen Kuo was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly shook his head, "Don't dare, don't dare, grandpa Tai's testament will be obeyed by me, it's just ...... My Shen family ignored the government and politics, faded out of the court, and did not participate in the struggle of all parties, so as to exchange for today's peace. Now His Royal Highness the Prince of the World wants to participate in the seizure of the heirs, this ......"

Shen Kuo didn't say the latter words, but Tang Jin fully understood what he meant, wasn't he afraid that if he failed, he would implicate their Shen family?

Tang understood Shen Guogong's worries, but why did Shen Guogong have to think badly? I think that Lord Shen only studied literature in Wonderland back then, and he was able to rise all the way. And Tang has learned the knowledge of fairyland all over the world, how can he not be able to fight a few princes and princes, and he can't sit in the ninety-five position? No matter how bad it is, one of the four princes is definitely okay, right? Otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of the study of Wonderland? Tang Jin shook his head and said with a look of hatred for iron and steel.

As soon as Tang Jin reminded him, Shen Kuo immediately thought of this. As the descendants of the Shen family, what they have heard most since they were young is the great achievements of their ancestors, as well as the fairyland that is so miraculous that people can obtain supreme knowledge. In their hearts, they have long decided that as long as they can master the same knowledge in the fairyland, they can mix like a fish in water in Datang, and no matter how bad they are, they can eat and drink without worrying about doctors.

Now, Tang Jin is learning the science of fairyland all over the world, although he is fighting for the ninety-five position, but with the support of that massive knowledge, is there anything he can't do in this world? No!

Shen Kuo was silent for a long time, Tang Jin didn't say anything, looking at the other party's appearance, he was moved, but he still had some concerns, after all, it was a major event that determined the survival of the family, and if one did not go well, it was possible to lead the entire family into the endless abyss.

"Shen Guogong doesn't need to worry, this son is not a barbaric person. Shen Guogong can convene the Shen family to discuss together, whether to protect oneself or make a desperate bet, it is up to the Shen family to decide. As for this holy decree, if the Shen family decides to follow this son to fight together, this son will sign his name, and if he intends to protect his life and preserve his inheritance, this son will definitely destroy it with his own hands in front of everyone in the Shen family. ”

In a word, the initiative will be completely put in the hands of the other party, and at the same time, it will also give the other party enough faces. It's not that Tang Jin doesn't want to use force, it's really that this kind of thing wants you and me, if you force others to form an alliance, it's usually nothing, if you are stabbed by your own people at a critical moment, then you will be happy.

"This ...... Thank you for your understanding! Shen was grateful, and Shen summoned the patriarch of the Shen family and promised to give you an answer tomorrow. Shen Kuo said gratefully.

"Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, Shen Guogong will discuss it slowly. Since this is the case, then the son of this world will no longer talk

Disturb, come back another day! With that, he arched his arch and walked straight out. Shen Kuo didn't stop him, and sent Tang Jin out of the door, while he personally went to gather the Shen family's clansmen outside the country to return to the mansion to discuss important matters.

It was night, in the Shen family ancestral hall

After a group of Shen family disciples were led by three old men with white hair to worship the ancestors, everyone directly discussed in front of the ancestors' tablets in the ancestral hall.

Although the Shen family has been inherited for a short time, the speed at which the expenses are scattered is amazing. At that time, Shen Mogong took three wives and had three boys and two daughters, and then his three sons had a total of six boys and three daughters, and these six grandsons gave birth to a total of eighteen great-great-grandsons and seven great-granddaughters to Shen Mo.

As the eldest son of the Shen family in this generation, Shen Kuo looked at the cousins around him who knew or didn't know, and concisely told what happened today, and then asked in a deep voice: "Everyone, give me an opinion, does our Shen family follow Grandpa's teachings, or do we protect ourselves?" ”

After speaking, Shen Kuo directly turned his head to look at the main seat, and the other Shen family disciples also looked at where they were, to be precise, at the three old men who were sitting, these three were the only three of Shen Mo's six grandsons, and they were also the oldest people in the Shen family now.

Seeing everyone's opinion, the three old men glanced at each other, and then two of them looked at the old man sitting in the middle, only to see the old man clear his throat and say in a deep voice: "If you look at it according to the opinions of our three old guys, you should abide by your grandfather's ancestral teachings, but now the Shen family is no longer managed by our three old guys, and the current Shen family relies on you, so you have to make your own decisions on how to go." ”

After speaking, the old man stopped talking about many languages, and closed his eyes to recuperate. The elders don't care, and they fully delegate power, which everyone present did not react to for a while, and after reacting, everyone began to express their opinions.

"I think His Royal Highness the Prince has long been famous, and he has been to the fairyland, and King Dongxian is powerful, so he can't win the throne, we should take this opportunity to find a way out for the Shen family and glorify the lintel."

"I don't think it's appropriate, the Shen family has not participated in court politics for decades, and if we intervene rashly now, it will not cause a shock among the scholars of the world, and if it leads to condemnation from scholars all over the world, my Shen family's century-old reputation will be ruined in our hands."

"I agree, although the Shen family has no real power now, at least it still has connections and fame, and it is not a problem to prosper for another four or five generations, there is no need to take such a big risk."

"I don't think it's appropriate, grandpa's legacy, you still have to respect it, right?"

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Everyone was talking about it, and the ancestral hall that was quiet for a while was like a vegetable market. Everyone had good reasons, but none of them were enough to convince the others, and the situation was at an impasse for a while.